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Western Hockey League

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Western Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 WHL season
FormerlyCanadian Major Junior Hockey League (1966–67)
Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1967–68)
Western Canada Hockey League (1968–1978)
SportIce hockey
Founded1966
CommissionerDan Near
No. of teams22
Countries
  • Canada (16 teams)
  • United States (6 teams)
HeadquartersCalgary, Alberta
Most recent
champion(s)		Moose Jaw Warriors (1)
Most titlesKamloops Blazers (6)
TV partner(s)Canada
TSN
RDS
CBC
United States
KRCW-TV
KZJO
Official websitewhl.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

Teams

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Division Team City Arena Founded
Eastern Conference
Central Calgary Hitmen Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome 1995
Edmonton Oil Kings Edmonton, Alberta Rogers Place 2007
Lethbridge Hurricanes Lethbridge, Alberta VisitLethbridge.com Arena 1967*
Medicine Hat Tigers Medicine Hat, Alberta Co-op Place 1970
Red Deer Rebels Red Deer, Alberta Peavey Mart Centrium 1992
East Brandon Wheat Kings Brandon, Manitoba Keystone Centre 1967
Moose Jaw Warriors Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Mosaic Place 1980
Prince Albert Raiders Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Art Hauser Centre 1982
Regina Pats Regina, Saskatchewan Brandt Centre 1917
Saskatoon Blades Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SaskTel Centre 1966
Swift Current Broncos Swift Current, Saskatchewan InnovationPlex 1967*
Western Conference
B.C. Kamloops Blazers Kamloops, British Columbia Sandman Centre 1966*
Kelowna Rockets Kelowna, British Columbia Prospera Place 1991*
Prince George Cougars Prince George, British Columbia CN Centre 1971*
Vancouver Giants Langley, British Columbia Langley Events Centre 2001
Victoria Royals Victoria, British Columbia Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre 2006
U.S. Everett Silvertips Everett, Washington Angel of the Winds Arena 2003
Portland Winterhawks Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1951*
Seattle Thunderbirds Kent, Washington accesso ShoWare Center 1971*
Spokane Chiefs Spokane, Washington Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 1982*
Tri-City Americans Kennewick, Washington Toyota Center 1966*
Wenatchee Wild Wenatchee, Washington Town Toyota Center 1996*
Notes
  1. A star (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.

References

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General
  • Flett, Corey and Watts, Jessie, ed. (2008). 2008–09 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  • "Western Hockey League seasons". hockeydb.org. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  • Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League by Richard Lapp and Silas White. Archived from the original on 2005-01-15. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Specific

Other websites

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